BS 8509:2008 pdf free.Children’s Beds For Domestic Use – Safety Requirements And Test Methods.
BS 8509 specifies requirements for the safety of children’s beds for domestic use with a maximum internal width of 1 000 mm and a maximum height of bed base of 400 mm.
The requirements apply to children’s beds that are fully assembled and ready for use.
This British Standard does not apply to foldaway beds, bunk and high beds, cabin/mid-height beds, children’s cots, bedside cots and children’s cots that allow free access for the child by means of a hinged opening or removal of some vertical bars/slats.
This standard does not cover products that have been incorporated into children’s beds, for example luminaires, tables or storage furniture.
4 General requirements
4.1 Guards and safety rails
Side guards or safety rails shall not l)e fitted to junior beds.
NOTE Side guar(L and safety rails may befitted to cot beds and toddler beLc.
4.2 Mattresses
If mattress is supplied with the child’s bed, the gap between the mattress and the sides and ends of the child’s bed shall be no greater than 30 mm with the mattress in any position.
4.3 Cot beds
NOTE A cot may be converted into a cot bed by having either both sides or a single side completely removed and different foot and/or head boa iris fitted.
4.3.1 A cot bed, when assembled as a cot, shall conform to BS EN 716 and then the same sample, assembled as a cot bed, shall be assessed to this standard.
4.3.2 One sample of a cot bed shall undergo the structural integrity testing of BS EN 716 and of this standard without failure.
4.4 Test conditions
4.4.1 Test.s shall be carried out in ambient conditions of 15 °C to 25 °C.
4.4.2 The tests shall be applied to chikiren’s beds that are fully assembled and ready for use.
If of knock-down type, the child’s bed shall be assembled according to the manufacturer’s instructions. Knock-down fittings shall be tightened before testing and not be retightened throughout the testing procedures unless this is specifically required by the manufacturer.BS 8509 pdf download.